OCTOBER ZOOM PAINT-ALONG

“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” with Nancie King Mertz, Master & Eminent Pastelist

Saturday, October 19, 2024, 9 a.m. – Noon, MDT

11am EDT |  10am CDT | 9am MDT | 8am PDT

Nancie King Mertz

Practice with Nancie King Mertz in painting boldly using a variety of darks, washing them with denatured alcohol and learning more about one-point perspective.

Nancie has spent her lifetime painting in oil and pastel. She was awarded the Master Circle by Int’l Assoc. of Pastel Societies, Eminent Pastelist in 2018, and is a Master Signature member of Pastel Society of America, Degas Pastel Society and Chicago Pastel Painters.  She has been a member of The Palette & Chisel of Fine Arts since 1988 and Plein air Painters since 2003, both based in Chicago. She was twice named “Chicago Artist of the Year” by the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau. Named “Distinguished Artist of 2024 “ by the Rockford Area Arts Council.

Nancie juries, demos and teaches numerous workshops across the US, Italy, France and Croatia.  She is on the faculty for the Plein Air Convention, Plein Air South, and the IAPS Convention. IAPS awarded her the Prix de Pastel in 2018. She was the lead juror for the 2019 IAPS Masters’ Show, and juried the 2022 PSA Enduring Brilliance Exhibition

Her work has been featured in Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art, American Artist, French and Chinese magazines, as well as the cover of Pastel Journal, including several articles.  She has traveled to over 25 countries to paint and produces 100-150 original paintings annually.

Her pastels are included in exhibits in museums in the US, China and Europe. She was the Guest of Honor of Art Du Pastel en France with a workshop and show of her work in Giverny, FR in May 2022.

Nancie holds an MA and MFA in painting.  She and her husband, Ron, owned a gallery/frame shop in Chicago for 19 years, which they recently sold.  

Open to members and non-members and costs just $20.  Encourage a new painter to join you.

Sign-up today!  Deadline is 10/14/24 by 9 p.m. MDT.